Special Weather Statement

FLZ067-068-131800-
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
103 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2016

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE
LIGHTNING…UP TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 45 TO 55 MPH WINDS FOR SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM EDT…

* AT 102 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROYAL PALM BEACH TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOXAHATCHEE NWR. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING VERY SLOWLY WEST.

* FREQUENT TO EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING…GUSTY WINDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH… UP TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL…TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS…OR A COMBINATION OF THESE ARE POSSIBLE. LIGHTNING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. TREES AND OPEN SHELTERS OFFER NO PROTECTION. THESE WINDS CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES…AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WEST PALM BEACH…WELLINGTON…ROYAL PALM BEACH…
LION COUNTRY SAFARI PARK…LOXAHATCHEE NWR…THE ACREAGE… GOLDEN LAKES…LOXAHATCHEE GROVES…
FLORIDA GARDENS AND SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ON THE ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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LAT…LON 2682 8042 2638 8049 2638 8021 2680 8013
TIME…MOT…LOC 1702Z 073DEG 3KT 2672 8020 2643 8030

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BAXTER

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